Monetary Policy
Powell hints at long-term goals for Fed balance sheet
Proposed reserves buffer is more than enough, Charles Goodhart says
NBKR cuts rates as deflation bites
Broad-based drop in prices prompts 25bp rate cut
BoE ramps up liquidity auctions as Brexit looms
Central bank will conduct additional auctions of long-term sterling liquidity around the March 29 deadline
Bank of Israel confirms looser stance
After first rate hike since 2011 in November, the central bank reaffirms accommodative approach
Monetary policy frameworks need modifying, former Fed governor says
Lower r* requires two key modifications to flexible inflation-targeting regimes, Frederic Mishkin says
RBI minutes: dissenters eye ‘elevated and persistent’ core inflation
Viral Acharya and Chetan Ghate voted against a rate cut at the latest meeting
Fed officials reveal further details of balance sheet plans
Fed discusses letting assets fall off its balance sheet at the same pace as economic expansion
Bank of Mexico gets lost in translation
Central bank removes sentence from English translation opening the possibility of a future rate cut
Looser Fed policy and monetary target hamper Argentina’s currency efforts
Inflation rises faster than expected as Argentinian forex reserves reach record high
Bank of Jamaica increases efforts to stimulate inflation
Central bank cuts policy rates and reserve requirements to spur credit growth
Chinese premier clashes with central bank over credit expansion
PBoC rejects premier’s warnings over interest rate arbitrage and bill financing
Zimbabwe ditches dollar peg amid warnings of ‘disaster’
Central bank governor pledges stability but analyst says initiative is “cancerous”
Dallas Fed launches economics website
New site aims to cater for wide range of readers, officials say
FOMC members want plan to end balance sheet reduction, minutes show
Some FOMC members say further rate rises may be necessary in 2019
Tunisia further tightens policy to tackle inflation
Central bank increases basic rate of interest by 100bp to 7.75%
ECB prevented further eurozone deflation, BdF paper says
Researchers say inflation and GDP growth would have entered negative territory in 2015–17
Fed must account for spillovers of monetary policy – Yellen
Janet Yellen reflects on Fed monetary policy and “treacherous” currency manipulation in Brookings podcast
Philippine central bank handed new stability powers and mandate
Act removes money supply and credit as determinants for monetary policy
RBA’s board stresses uncertain outlook in latest minutes
Trade tensions, slower Chinese growth and local consumption outlook behind policy decision
The role of e-cash in China
E-cash improves convenience and security while cutting cash handling fees
ECB says Romanian government breached EU law over bank tax
Governor again warns emergency tax decree could harm banks and damage monetary policy
CBRT cuts reserve requirements, but stresses tight stance
Liquidity tools are more about transmission than policy stance, says Murat Çetinkaya